Open or closed door at night?

[DLE140]

All my girls go in on their own every night about the same time. I just make sure they're in their usual spots and close/lock the gate. We let them back out in the morning or we move them to our mobile pen. I've trapped several raccoons and re-homed them many miles away. They do try to dig under my coop and run but I have chicken wire buried and it works as a great deterrent. Give a critter an opportunity and you'll likely lose your girls.

I have a very secure coop and run, but choose also to close the girls in the coop at night. I have a auto coop door that opens and close according to sunrise and sunset. Just makes me feel better that the girls are closed in the coop at night

 

[UrbnGardenPeeps]

I always shut and latch the coop, just makes me feel better about it all. We just have too many critters around that like the taste of chicken.

I feel like this is going to be me!

Give a critter an opportunity and you'll likely lose your girls.

That would be devastating! I'm so attached to them! They're so cute and funny.